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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Badger Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Badger Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Badger Hill, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Badger Hill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Badger Hill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Badger Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day Nevada County.
To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nevada County: Placer, Sierra, Yuba & Washoe (NV).
Below are the counties that are near Badger Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Badger Hill:
- Nevada County (The home county of Badger Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Badger Hill, with the one closest to Badger Hill listed first.
- North Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
- Lake City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- North San Juan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Tent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Nevada City Rancheria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Birchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birchville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
- Nevada City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scotts Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
- Gold Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
- Newtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newtown is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Glenbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Butte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Badger Hill, with the one closest to Badger Hill listed first.
- Clipper Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oroleve
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oroleve is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
- Evansville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Forbestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lumpkin is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Feather Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bangor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Fork ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Fork is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Wyandotte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wyandotte is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
- Bidwell ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bidwell is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Brush Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Badger Hill, with the one closest to Badger Hill listed first.
- Dutch Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Secret Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Secret Town is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
- Casa Loma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Casa Loma is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
- Emigrant Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chicago Park ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chicago Park is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
- Colfax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Iowa Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weimar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yankee Jims
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Applegate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Meadow Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Plumas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Badger Hill, with the one closest to Badger Hill listed first.
- La Porte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Little Grass Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
- Plumas Eureka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plumas Eureka is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Eureka
- Shasta County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Sierra County
- The following are listed by their distance from Badger Hill, with the one closest to Badger Hill listed first.
- Brandy City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brandy City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
- Alleghany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Goodyears Bar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Downieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Loganville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loganville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Poker Flat
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
- Sierra City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Yuba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Badger Hill, with the one closest to Badger Hill listed first.
- Camptonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
- Foster Bar ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
- Depot Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
- Dobbins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Challenge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oregon House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rackerby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Smartville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Badger Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Badger Hill.
Cemeteries Near Badger Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Badger Hill.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Badger Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Badger Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Badger Hill, with the one closest to Badger Hill listed first.
- Pike City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Camptonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sleighville House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Deer Creek Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Nevada City.
- The Deer Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400769 <3>
- Forest View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brandy City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (49 more) ...
- Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elm Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alleghany Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Badger Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Badger Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Badger Hill, with the one closest to Badger Hill listed first.
- North Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
- North San Juan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Camptonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pike
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pike is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike has also been known as:
- Pike City
- Sweetland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetland is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
- Nevada City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moore's Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Flat
- Dobbins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glenbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Alleghany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rough and Ready
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Union Hill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Kres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kres is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Badger Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Badger Hill.
Newspapers Published in Badger Hill ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Badger Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Badger Hill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Badger Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Badger Hill:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Nevada County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butte County
- Placer County
- Plumas County
- Shasta County
- Sierra County
- Yuba County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Badger Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Badger Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |